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What Is Coronavirus?

Coronaviruses are types of viruses that typically affect the
respiratory tracts of birds and mammals, including humans. Doctors associate
them with the common cold, bronchitis, pneumonia, and severe acute respiratory
syndrome (SARS), and they can also affect the gut. The World Health
Organization (WHO) has declared a global health emergency over a new
coronavirus, which causes an illness officially known as COVID-19 that has
killed more than 2,800 people worldwide.

How Do People Get Infected?

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is most often spread
from person to person via respiratory droplets produced when an infected person
coughs or sneezes. A person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object
that has the virus on it. People are thought to be most contagious when they
are most symptomatic. Most people who become infected experience mild illness
and recover, but it can be more severe for others. Take care of your health and
protect others by doing the following:

10 Simple Ways to Protect Yourself and Family from
Coronavirus

The World Health organization and other health agencies
recommend some basic protective measures against the new coronavirus which
include:

1. Washing your hands
frequently

Regularly and thoroughly clean your hands with an
alcohol-based hand rub or wash them with soap and water.

Why? Washing your hands with soap and water or using
alcohol-based hand rub kills viruses that may be on your hands.

2. Maintain social
distancing

Maintain at least 1 metre (3 feet) distance between yourself
and anyone who is coughing or sneezing.

Why? When someone coughs or sneezes they spray small liquid
droplets from their nose or mouth which may contain virus. If you are too
close, you can breathe in the droplets, including the COVID-19 virus if the person
coughing has the disease.

3. Avoid touching
eyes, nose and mouth

Why? [/b]Hands touch many surfaces and can pick up viruses.
Once contaminated, hands can transfer the virus to your eyes, nose or mouth.
From there, the virus can enter your body and can make you sick.

4. Practice
respiratory hygiene

Make sure you, and the people around you, follow good
respiratory hygiene. This means covering your mouth and nose with your bent
elbow or tissue when you cough or sneeze. Then dispose of the used tissue
immediately. A face mask will provide an additional layer of protection
especially in public.

[b]Why? Droplets spread virus. By following good respiratory
hygiene you protect the people around you from viruses such as cold, flu and
COVID-19.

5. If you have fever,
cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical care early Stay home if you feel
unwell.

If you have a fever, cough and difficulty breathing, seek
medical attention and call in advance. Follow the directions of your local
health authority.

Why? National and local authorities will have the most up to
date information on the situation in your area. Calling in advance will allow
your health care provider to quickly direct you to the right health facility.
This will also protect you and help prevent spread of viruses and other
infections.

6. Stay informed and
follow advice given by your healthcare provider

Stay informed on the latest developments about COVID-19.
Follow advice given by your healthcare provider, your national and local public
health authority or your employer on how to protect yourself and others from
COVID-19.

Why? National and local authorities will have the most up to
date information on whether COVID-19 is spreading in your area. They are best
placed to advise on what people in your area should be doing to protect
themselves.

Protection measures for persons who are in or have recently
visited (past 14 days) areas where COVID-19 is spreading

7. Stay at home if
you begin to feel unwell, even with mild symptoms such as headache and slight
runny nose, until you recover.

Why? Avoiding contact
with others and visits to medical facilities will allow these facilities to
operate more effectively and help protect you and others from possible COVID-19
and other viruses.

8. If you develop
fever, cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical advice promptly as this may
be due to a respiratory infection or other serious condition.

Call in advance and tell your provider of any recent travel
or contact with travelers.

Why? Calling in advance will allow your health care provider
to quickly direct you to the right health facility. This will also help to
prevent possible spread of COVID-19 and other viruses.

Why? Such messages and broadcast have been shown to kill
more people than the virus itself as witnessed in Nigeria during the Ebola salt
and water hoax.

10. As much as
possible avoid parties, crowded religious, ceremonial and official gathering
especially in areas with confirmed cases also take additional measures to
protect babies and children.

Why? An infected South Korea woman who went to church was
responsible for the corona Carnage in the country. The so-called superspreader
infected at least 37 people at her church with the new coronavirus, and dozens
of additional worshippers are also showing symptoms of the disease. The
61-year-old woman attends the Shincheonji Church of Jesus the Temple of the
Tabernacle of the Testimony in Daegu, South Korea, according to the
international news outlet AFP. The city, located in the southern part of the
country, is home to about 2.5 million people. The woman, called “Patient
31” by Korea’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, developed a
fever on Feb. 10 and attended four church services before being diagnosed with
COVID-19.

-Written By Oche
Joseph Otorkpa (Executive Director Public Health Nigeria and Fellow of the
Royal Society for Public Health UK)

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